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Saturday, January 7, 2017

Pattaya Baht Bus Drivers Ignore Stopping Zones...

The Pattaya Mail reports
that in what should come as a surprise to no one given Pattaya’s previous
efforts to regulate baht buses, drivers simply ignored new military-issued
dictates regarding routes and stopping zones when they went into effect Dec. 24.

As stern and serious as the
generals made their new rules and penalties sound, baht bus drivers on Dec. 25
were carrying on as they always have, stopping and parking wherever they like
and hitting unsuspecting tourists up for exorbitant rates for off-route rides.

The Second Road-Beach Road
loop route was as disorganized as ever with many double-parking to grab fares,
resulting in heavy traffic.